May 8, 2025

FERC OKs PJM’s 24/7 demand response rules

The new rules come as PJM found that more than 20% of loss of load risk occurs in hours outside of the current demand resource availability windows.

Green Light: FERC approved PJM Interconnection LLC’s rules for demand response resources participating in the capacity market, which extend the availability window to 24 hours a day, year-round and revises calculations for measuring peak hour reliability contributions, according to a May 5 order. The changes address the growing risk of grid disruptions outside current demand response availability windows. Policy Shift: ...

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Filing Date: May 5, 2025

Docket Numbers:

ER25-1525

Short Summary:

FERC approved PJM Interconnection LLC’s rules for demand response resources participating in the capacity market, extending the availability window to 24 hours a day, year-round and revising calculations for measuring peak hour reliability contributions, according to a May 5 order. The changes address the growing risk of grid disruptions outside current demand response availability windows.

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Policies & Rulemakings

Tags: Capacity Market, Demand Response, Demand Response Market Participation, Effective Load Carrying Capability (ELCC), Grid Reliability, Peak Load

Entities: PJM Interconnection

Markets: PJM Interconnection (PJM)

Regions: Mid-Atlantic & Midwest

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Regulators: FERC

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Documents:

Demand Response – Tariff Amendment – Order Approving